And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
And David saith to Saul, `Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?
And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy